n. [ From the name of a dynasty of Persian kings, Safī, Safavī; said to come from name Safī-ud-dīn of an ancestor of the family, confused with s&unr_;fī pious. ] A title or surname of the king of Persia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ar. & Per. s&unr_;fī, wise, pious, devout. ] One of a certain order of religious men in Persia.
n. A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans, particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and practice extreme asceticism in their lives.